puruso rāma-caritaḿ śravanair upadhārayan ānrśaḿsya-paro rājan karma-bandhair vimucyate (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.11.23) Translation O King Parīkṣit, anyone who aurally receives the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Rāmacandra’s pastimes will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus…
rāsasim āsurim caiva prakritim mohinim sritāh Translation Those who are thus bewildered are attracted by demoniac and atheistic views. In that deluded condition; their hopes for liberation, their fruitive activities, and their culture of knowledge are all defeated. Purport…
smaratam hrdi vinyasya viddham dandaka-kantakaih sva-pada-pallavam rama atma-jyotir agat tatah Translation After completing the sacrifice, Lord Ramacandra, whose lotus feet were sometimes pierced by thorns when He lived in Dandakaranya, placed those lotus feet in the hearts of those who…
We find in the first canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, a beautiful prayer offered by Queen Kunti to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna. In this prayer she is glorifying the Lord by addressing Him by his various names….
TEXT jvaramayartasya yathagadam sat nidagha-dagdhasya yatha himambhah kudeha-manahi-vidasta-drsteh brahman vacas te ‘mrtam ausadham me TRANSLATION O best of the brahmanas, my body is filled with dirty things, and my vision has been bitten by the serpent of pride. Due to my…
Kaliyuga – the Sinful age The universal cycle is divided into Satyayuga – the golden age of religiosity and austerity, Treta yuga- where ¾ of the population remain God conscious, Dvapar yuga in which in the beginning 43 gradually dwindles…
Srimad Bhagavatham- The Spotless Purana We find a beautiful description by Srila Sukadeva Goswami of a very great yogi and who is also a Paramhamsa, a pure devotee of the Lord and how he performed a tremendous degree of penance…
TEXT 09 rakñaù-svasur vyakåta rüpam açuddha-buddhes tasyäù khara-triçira-düñaëa-mukhya-bandhün jaghne caturdaça-sahasram apäraëéya- kodaëòa-päëir aöamäna uväsa kåcchram TRANSLATION While wandering in the forest, where He accepted a life of hardship, carrying His invincible bow and arrows in His hand, Lord Rämacandra…
